Promising neuroprotective effects of oligostilbenes

Promising neuroprotective effects of oligostilbenes

Stilbenes (resveratrol derivatives) are a polyphenol class encountered in a large number of specimens in the vegetal realm. They adopt a variety of structures based on their building block: resveratrol. As the most widely studied stilbene to date, resveratrol has shown multiple beneficial effects on multiple diseases and on neurodegenerative diseases. Except for resveratrol, however, the biolog...

Ginseng: a promising neuroprotective strategy in stroke

Ginseng is one of the most widely used herbal medicines in the world. It has been used in the treatment of various ailments and to boost immunity for centuries; especially in Asian countries. The most common ginseng variant in traditional herbal medicine is ginseng, which is made from the peeled and dried root of Panax Ginseng. Ginseng has been suggested as an effective treatment for a vast arr...

Oleanolic acid: a promising neuroprotective agent for cerebral ischemia

Neuroprotective Effects of Oleuropein

Corresponding Author: Ali Reza khalatbary Molecular and Cell Biology Research Center, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran. Phone: +98 1133200894 E-mail: [email protected] Abstract Background: Deltamethrin (DM) is a synthetic pyrethroid insecticide that can elicit neurotoxicity, and lead to apoptosis. There is accumulating evidence t...

[Neuroprotective effects of anesthetics].

During cerebral ischaemia, energetic failure of injured cells together with excessive release of glutamate the most common excitatory amino acid in the brain, lead to excitotoxicity and immediate or delayed neuronal death. There is strong experimental evidence to support the neuroprotective role played by anaesthetic agents. Hence, barbiturates, volatile anesthetics or ketamine exhibit signific...